Facebook Reaches Its Natural Conclusion As A Dating App

Facebook will soon include a dating feature in its service, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at the company’s F8 developer conference in San Jose Tuesday.

The service will throw Facebook into a sphere This specific’s long been adjacent to nevertheless never entered. The social network already has online dating’s critical ingredient, a robust graph of people’s connection, as well as services like Tinder, Bumble, as well as Hinge have been built on top of This specific. today, This specific’s getting into the dating game itself.

“There are 0 million people on Facebook who list themselves as single, so clearly there’s something to do here,” Zuckerberg said. “Today, we are announcing a fresh set of features coming soon, around dating.”

The feature will be opt-in, as well as will not match users with people they’re already friends with. Users can meet different single Facebook users interested in similar events as well as groups by unlocking their dating profile (built inside Facebook) to make This specific discoverable to others interested inside the same events as well as groups. To start a conversation, you can pick a picture through a profile of the person you like as well as comment on This specific in a dedicated experience. of which gets the conversation going. Friends will not be able to see each others’ dating profiles, Zuckerberg said.

Zuckerberg took a shot at his fresh competitors. “This specific will be going to be for building real long-term relationships, not just hookups,” he said.

Immediately after the announcement, stock for Match Group, which owns Tinder, OkCupid, as well as several different dating services, dropped by more than 15%.

Alex Kantrowitz will be a senior technology reporter for BuzzFeed News as well as will be based in San Francisco. He reports on social as well as communications.